Regional Planning Commission New Orleans Metropolitan Area

About the Regional Planning Commission About RPC Web Site Content RPC Web Site Links

The Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany Parishes, is a 26-member board of local elected officials and citizen members, appointed to represent the citizenry on regional issues.
Web sites of RPC Member-Parishes

The RPC is one of eight regional planning agencies in Louisiana, created in 1962 by the state legislature to fulfill federal and state requirements for regional comprehensive and economic development planning. Map of Planning Districts and Links to their Web sites

As mandated by its enabling legislation, the RPC is the legal entity whose mission is to promote the general welfare and prosperity of the entire region by harmonizing the activities of federal, state, parish, municipal and other governmental agencies in the region.
More about our agency . . .

MPO 2005 Briefing Booklet for
RPC Certification Review

An overview of RPC’s transportation functions and responsibilities as MPO for the New Orleans urbanized area.

This report summarizes our efforts to build a collaborative stakeholder-driven process to carry out the spirit of TEA-21* and the requirements of the Metropolitan Planning Regulations.

This booklet describes RPC’s on-going work activities in transit, land use and transportation integration, community outreach and public involvement activities, Title VI compliance and environmental justice considerations, regional air-quality status, multi-modal freight transportation planning, and applications of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and congestion management system technologies in the New Orleans region.

*NOTE: The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) has since been replaced by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).

MPO 2005 Briefing Booklet, RPC Certification Review (a PDF file, 8.8 MB)

Links to Government and Related Sites

Recovery Information Sites: New Orleans and the State of Louisiana

City of New Orleans

The One New Orleans Community Recovery & Resources Page
Provides comprehensive data about the recovery and rebuilding of New Orleans. Includes information about property, municipal services, infrastructure (repairs and condition), public works, community resources, hospitals, nursing homes, fire and police stations, housing, parks, schools, economic development, enterprise zones, permits, maps, etc. Information is updated weekly. http://gisweb.cityofno.com/cnogis/

State of Louisiana Official Web Site for Dissemination of Information Concerning Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: This Web site provides the latest information and resources regarding relief and assistance provided by federal, state and local agencies for citizens impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. http://www.katrina.louisiana.gov

RPC Web Site Content Site Map/Content

In keeping its commitment to share information between all levels of government and with the public, the Regional Planning Commission (RPC), via this Web site, provides information about the RPC, notification of its meetings and public notices.

Information about our projects, access to our work products, data at regional and parish levels, and links to related sites may also be found on this Web site. More about our Web site may be found on the Contact Us page.